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Central Iowa Libraries launch collaborative map project

Central Iowa Libraries launch collaborative map project

Iowa bill could ban public schools from working with with public libraries

Iowa bill could ban public schools from working with with public libraries

Central Iowa libraries come together to create map encouraging reading community

Central Iowa libraries come together to create map encouraging reading community

Country’s largest book vendor to close, impacts Eastern Iowa’s public libraries

Country’s largest book vendor to close, impacts Eastern Iowa’s public libraries

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Iowa already banned over 3,000 books from school libraries. Now lawmakers want to make sure kids can't get to the public library either.

Iowa already banned over 3,000 books from school libraries. Now lawmakers want to make sure kids can't get to the public library either.

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Country’s largest book vendor to close, impacts Eastern Iowa’s public libraries

Country’s largest book vendor to close, impacts Eastern Iowa’s public libraries

Country’s largest book vendor to close, impacts Eastern Iowa’s public libraries

Country’s largest book vendor to close, impacts Eastern Iowa’s public libraries

We the People: Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Project works to preserve history

Rep. Brooke Boden shares a passage from a book in Iowa school libraries. They are starting debate on a bill defining age-appropriate materials for Iowa school libraries. | The Iowa Standard

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Central Iowa libraries launch regional map initiative

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Iowa libraries shocked by closure of book supplier Baker & Taylor

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'Adventure Pass' is back at Iowa public libraries

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Iowa libraries see increase in attempts to challenge and ban books

Iowa bill could end school partnerships with city libraries

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Iowa libraries could lose state funding under new bill if they maintain membership in certain groups

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*Highlights* Iowa Legislation that Bans Public Libraries & Bookmobiles from Partnering with Public Schools. | Bxtchesgetstuffdone

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‘This bill is a trainwreck’: Iowa Bill would defund libraries, option to eliminate library boards

In her final act, this Des Moines woman donated to 485 Iowa libraries

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Adventure Passes are coming back to Iowa libraries this summer. How to get free passes:

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HSB720 — A bill for an act relating to public libraries, including eligibility requirements for state assistance and oversight by city councils. | The Iowa Standard

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Starting Line's WTF Stories of 2023: In August, Urbandale became the first school district in Iowa to ban books from their school libraries after the vaguest Iowa law told them to get rid of books that included "sexual" descriptions, regardless of context. Read more here: https://iowastartingline.com/2023/12/18/starting-lines-most-wtf-stories-of-2023/ | Iowa Starting Line

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Iowa Republicans proposed a bill to ban partnerships between public schools and libraries, which have bridged gaps in rural and urban community access to books. President of the Iowa Library Association Brittany Jacobs explained what reopening those gaps would mean for Iowa communities. | Iowa Starting Line

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Statewide efforts underway to preserve legacies of Carnegie libraries

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Iowa Senate subcommittee on a bill repealing obscenity exemptions for public libraries | The Iowa Standard

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Iowa bill could ban school and public library partnerships

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Iowa Adventure Pass returns, just in time for summer

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Federal cuts to library and museum services will impact Eastern Iowa

Iowa has an important place in intellectual freedom history. This clip features the former director of Des Moines Public Library, Elaine Estes, reading the original 1938 Library Bill of Rights drafted by another former director of Des Moines Public Library, Forrest Spaulding. In 1939, the American Library Association Council adopted the policy, which has remained to this day with few revisions. It continues to stand as a document that all America's libraries can use as a guide for supporting fre

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Hey Iowa, did you know you can get a library card at any library in the state?

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